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Indian heatwave passed 50 degree Celcius
RAJASTHAN: Temperatures passed 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water shortages and heatstroke. The thermometer hit 50.6 degrees Celsius (123 Fahrenheit) in the Rajasthan desert city of Churu on Saturday, the
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‘China ready to fight US on trade but door open for talks’
China is ready to fight the US on trade but the door is still open for talks, the country’s defence minister said. “On the trade friction started by the US: if the US wants to talk, we will keep
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Remembering Tiananmen: Protestors’ goal further away than ever
BEIJING: Three decades after China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, increased government suppression of rights activism has pushed the demonstrators’ original goals further away than ever. In April 1989, weeks before Chinese leaders ordered
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Imran Khan: Why link Islam with terrorism?
MEKAH: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asserted that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism. He even questioned why is Islam linked to terrorism when other faiths such as Hinduism is not linked despite the acts of terror
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Singapore undecided on Huawei
SINGAPORE: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the island nation has not made a decision on its stance on Huawei and that it is not settled yet on the network configuration equipment it plans to use. He was responding
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US-China trade war: Retaliatory tariffs imposed on US imports
BEIJING: China raised tariffs on tens of billions of dollars of goods imported from the U.S., implementing the promised retaliation to President Donald Trump’s latest round of trade war duties on about US$200 billion in Chinese exports. As of Saturday,
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‘Terrorist’ attack can disrupt global oil supplies
MECCA: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday warned that “terrorist” attacks in the region could disrupt global oil supplies. “We confirm that terrorist actions not only target the kingdom and the Gulf region, but also target the safety of navigation
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Erdogan absent at OIC meet
MECCA: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was notably absent from a key summit of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Turkey, a regional heavyweight, was instead represented by its Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Erdogan’s visit would have been his
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Don’t use press freedom to stir up racial, religious issues
GEORGETOWN: Press freedom should not be abused by anyone to sensationalise racial and religious issues, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mujahid Yusuf Rawa. He urged all parties, the opposition in particular, to use the press freedom to develop
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Bangladesh picks up 58 Malaysia-bound Rohingya at sea
TEKNAF: Bangladesh coast guards on Thursday stopped 58 Rohingya refugees from making a potentially dangerous journey to Malaysia by sea and arrested two suspected traffickers, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a patrol ship challenged a fishing boat near
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